Vissel Kobe grabs a 2-1 win against Machida Zelvia. HIGHLIGHTS

TOKYO. Vissel Kobe topped Machida Zelvia to win 2-1. A goal from I. Drešević was decisive in the 90min.

April 14, 2024

TOKYO. Vissel Kobe bested Machida Zelvia to win 2-1. A goal from I. Drešević was decisive in the 90min. It was Vissel Kobe to strike first with a goal of Kakeru Yamauchi at the 45′. Then Yoshinori Muto scored again for Vissel Kobe in the 89′ minute. Eventually, I. Drešević reduced the distance for Machida Zelvia (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Machida Gion Stadium (Tokyo) stadium in Tokyo on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Futoshi Nakamura with the collaboration of Osamu Nomura and Ryosuke Murai. The 4th official was Genki Tawara. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.85 degrees Celsius or 65.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.

Match Statistics

Machida Zelvia

1 - 2

Vissel Kobe

55 Ball Possession 45

Shots

16 Total 14
5 On Target 6
5 Off Target 5
6 Shots blocked 4

91 Attack 93
71 Dangerous attack 41
58 Ball safe 53

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 4

Fouls

10 Total 13
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Machida Zelvia had a superior ball possession 55% while Vissel Kobe was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Machida Zelvia was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Vissel Kobe was able to find the solution to win this match.

Machida Zelvia shot 16 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Vissel Kobe shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Machida Zelvia received 3 yellow cards (K. Sento, K. Shibato and J. Suzuki). On the other side, Vissel Kobe didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

J. Suzuki- Yellow

26'

K. Shibato- Yellow

32'

45'

Kakeru Yamauchi(goal)

K. Sento- Yellow

61'

S. Araki- sub ->B. Vásquez

60'

T. Yasui- sub ->K. Shibato

60'

67'

Yuki Honda- sub ->Kakeru Yamauchi

H. Mochizuki- sub ->K. Sento

79'

H. Shimoda- sub ->J. Suzuki

80'

82'

Jean Patric- sub ->Daiju Sasaki

89'

Yoshinori Muto(goal)Ryo Hatsuse

90'

Takuya Iwanami- sub ->Thuler

I. Drešević(goal)T. Yasui

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Machida Zelvia stays with 16 points like Sanfrecce Hiroshima to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Vissel Kobe will has 14 points like Yokohama F. Marinos to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

Machida Zelvia – Formation

Machida Zelvia

K. Fukui 42.Japan

6.7

I. Drešević 5.Kosovo

7.8

90'

J. Suzuki 6.Japan

7.0

80'

26'

Jang Min-Gyu 14.South Korea

6.7

K. Hayashi 26.Japan

7.0

K. Sento 8.Japan

6.8

79'

61'

K. Fujimoto 22.Japan

6.4

B. Vásquez 39.Chile

6.8

60'

K. Shibato 45.Japan

7.0

60'

32'

Na Sang-Ho 10.South Korea

6.3

Oh Se-Hun 90.South Korea

7.3

Substitutes

L. Yamaguchi 28.Japan

M. Okuyama 2.Japan

G. Shōji 3.Japan

H. Mochizuki 33.

6.6

79'

H. Shimoda 18.Japan

6.3

80'

T. Yasui 41.Japan

7.0

60'

S. Araki 47.Japan

7.0

60'

Machida Zelvia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Go Kuroda decided to play with the following team: K. Fukui (6.7), J. Suzuki (7.0), I. Drešević (7.8), Jang Min-Gyu (6.7), K. Hayashi (7.0), B. Vásquez (6.8), K. Shibato (7.0), K. Sento (6.8), K. Fujimoto (6.4), Oh Se-Hun (7.3) and Na Sang-Ho (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: M. Okuyama, G. Shōji, H. Shimoda (6.3), L. Yamaguchi, H. Mochizuki (6.6), T. Yasui (7.0) and S. Araki (7.0).

Substitutions

Machida Zelvia made 4 changes: B. Vásquez for S. Araki (60′), K. Shibato for T. Yasui (60′), K. Sento for H. Mochizuki (79′) and J. Suzuki for H. Shimoda (80′).

Player of the match: I. Drešević

The most impressive player for Machida Zelvia was I. Drešević.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 29 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Vissel Kobe – Formation

Vissel Kobe

Shota Arai 21.Japan

7.5

Thuler 3.Brazil

7.1

90'

Tetsushi Yamakawa 4.Japan

7.1

Ryo Hatsuse 19.Japan

7.9

Gotoku Sakai 24.Japan

7.7

Takahiro Ogihara 6.Japan

7.0

Kakeru Yamauchi 30.Japan

8.1

67'

45'

Hotaru Yamaguchi 96.Japan

7.0

Taisei Miyashiro 9.Japan

6.8

Yoshinori Muto 11.Japan

7.8

89'

Daiju Sasaki 22.Japan

7.8

82'

Substitutes

Powell Obinna Obi 50.Japan

Yuki Honda 15.Japan

7.0

67'

Takuya Iwanami 55.Japan

90'

Yosuke Ideguchi 7.Japan

Yuya Kuwasaki 25.Japan

Yuya Nakasaka 31.Japan

Jean Patric 26.Brazil

6.4

82'

Vissel Kobe started with a 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).

Takayuki Yoshida played with: Shota Arai (7.5), Gotoku Sakai (7.7), Tetsushi Yamakawa (7.1), Thuler (7.1), Ryo Hatsuse (7.9), Hotaru Yamaguchi (7.0), Takahiro Ogihara (7.0), Kakeru Yamauchi (8.1), Yoshinori Muto (7.8), Taisei Miyashiro (6.8) and Daiju Sasaki (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yosuke Ideguchi, Yuki Honda (7.0), Yuya Kuwasaki, Jean Patric (6.4), Yuya Nakasaka, Powell Obinna Obi and Takuya Iwanami.

Vissel Kobe could not rely on the presence of Takuya Iwanami (injured).